Led by a core of top-flight seniors, Montesano swept the competition at a 1A Evergreen League championship duals on Saturday at Montesano High School.

The Bulldogs won all four of its matches against league foes, besting Tenino 66-18, Elma 48-33, Eatonville 55-23 and Hoquiam 60-21.

Monte won 28 total matches on Saturday with 26 of those being pinfall victories, leading to a plethora of bonus points for the Bulldogs.

Montesano was led by its core of five seniors – Cole Ekerson, Mateo Sanchez, Sean Ryder, Kaleb Ames and Jesse Cervantes – each of whom were consistent scorers over the five-team dual meet.

“Very good leadership today,” Montesano head coach Jeff Klinger said. “We have leaned on those five seniors this year.”

The highlight for the Bulldogs came toward the end of the event, when Ekerson recorded the 100th win of his outstanding prep career, joining a very select club of Bulldogs grapplers to break the century mark.

Elma won two of its head-to-head duals on Saturday, beating Hoquiam 45-30 and Tenino 40-33.

The Eagles were led by Aiden McCain with three pinfall victories on the day.

Austin Salazar, Blaize Salazar, Aidyn Johnson and Eastin Wright each earned two pinfall wins for Elma and Taye Lessard earned a key 4-2 victory over Montesano’s Gage Stutesman.

“Overall, I was very pleased with Blaize Salazar who cemented his claim as a No. 1 seed at sub-regionals,” Elma head coach Jeff Catterlin said. “Taye Lessard has come on very strong the last two weeks with being the Rubber Chicken-champ at 145 pounds and gutting out a tough win against a quality kid like Gage Stutesman, who is going to be the next big star in Montesano’s line up in the coming years.”

Hoquiam’s lone dual victory of the tournament came in a 48-36 victory over Eatonville in which Oliver Bryson, Non Chaiyakam, Anthony Burtenshaw, Memphis Orama, Lincoln Troseth and Junior Soto all earned pinfall victories.

“Overall, a decent day,” Hoquiam head coach TJ Hellend said. “We had some guys with a really tough day due to the depth of certain weight classes in our league, but overall, fairly pleased with how the kids competed. We were down two starters today due to injury at 152 and 182 (pounds), and at 138 following our second dual, which may have allowed us to change our fortunes against Tenino. … but all that matters is the kids that needed rest were able to get it, and those that competed today are mostly healthy and heading into Sub-Regionals next week in Eatonville with a full head of steam.”

JIM THRALL | MATFOCUS.COM Montesano wrestlers and coaches pose for a photo after sweeping four matches after a 1A Evergreen duals meet on Saturday in Montesano.

Team scores

Montesano 66, Tenino 18

Montesano 48, Elma 33

Montesano 55, Eatonville 23

Montesano 60, Hoquiam 21

Elma 45. Hoquiam 30

Eatonville 48, Elma 33

Elma 40, Tenino 33

Tenino 48, Hoquiam 36

Hoquiam 48, Eatonville 36

GIRLS PREP WRESTLING

Elma’s Stoken wins at Athena’s Pageant

Elma wrestler Hailee Stoken dominated her competition to win the 135-pound weight class at the Athena’s Pageant on Saturday at Auburn High School.

Stoken defeated White River’s Riley Woods via pinfall at 1:02 in the semifinals and Auburn’s Ashlie Marrufo with a pin at 1:15 in the championship match.

Elma’s Declyn Foster placed third in the 145-pound class, defeating Mount Rainier’s Lily Phaiphet via pinfall at 1:26.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Grays Harbor 73, Tacoma 70

Grays Harbor College picked up its first league win and snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 73-70 victory over Tacoma on Saturday at Tacoma Community College.

The Chokers (2-14 overall, 1-4 NWAC West) trailed 37-35 at the half before taking a 55-53 lead in the third quarter, thanks in large part to Elizabeth Serna and Sheridan Green, who scored eight and seven points in the period, respectively.

Tacoma (0-17, 0-5) got as close as 66-62 in a pair of free throws by Alexis Russell with 2:41 left in the game.

GHC’s Aaliyah Hill followed with a layup and hit a pair of free throws one possession later to stake the Chokers to a 70-62 lead with 1:41 left.

The Chokers held on for the win – their first since Nov. 22 – as Tacoma hit just one of its last five shots over the final minute of the game.

Four different Chokers scored in double figures for Grays Harbor, led by Green with a game high 24 points on 7-of-22 shooting from the field (31.2&) and 8 of 9 from the free-throw line (88.8%). Green added nine rebounds, four assists and four steals to her stat line.

Serna (14 points, 5 rebounds), Hill (13 points, 2 rebounds, assists) and Aberdeen-product Abby Martinez (12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, block) also scored in double digits for Grays Harbor.

Grays Harbor hosts Highline at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

Grays Harbor 17 18 20 18 – 73

Tacoma 17 20 16 17 – 70

Scoring: Grays Harbor – Green 24, Serna 14, Hill 13, Martinez 12, Dennison 4, No. 23 2. Tacoma Jorge 13, Sterling 11, Russell 10, Givens 10, Smith 8, Spirithawk Gallegos 5, Wilson 4, Gamet 4, Phillips 2, Joseph 2, Spencer 1.

Other scores

Boys Prep Basketball

Taholah 49, North Beach 15

Lake Quinault 69, Wishkah Valley 12

Girls Prep Basketball

Taholah 54, North Beach 19

Pe Ell 71, Wishkah Valley 16